GRE Word List

POTENTIAL

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.

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WordMeaning
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
detonationthe action or process of detonating
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)